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===Filming=== [[File:ChathamHDSubmarine0083.JPG|right|alt=Frontal view of a small submarine in a dockyard.|thumb|[[Victor class submarine|Russian Victor III]]-class submarine used in filming]] The pre-title sequence begins in [[Bilbao]], Spain, featuring the [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]]. After the opening scene, the film moves to London, showcasing the [[SIS Building]] and the [[Millennium Dome]] on the [[Thames]]. The sequence lasts for about 14 minutes, making it the longest pre-title sequence in the series until ''No Time to Die'' in 2021. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' claimed that the British Government prevented some filming in front of the actual [[SIS Building|MI6 Headquarters]] at Vauxhall Cross, citing a security risk. However, a [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] spokesperson rejected the claims and expressed displeasure with the article.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bond is backed... by the government|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 April 1999|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/Column/0,4541,45454,00.html|access-date=29 December 2007|archive-date=13 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213062317/http://film.guardian.co.uk/Column/0,4541,45454,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the title sequence, [[Eilean Donan Castle]] in Scotland is used by [[MI6]] as a location headquarters. Other locations include [[Baku]], Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan [[Oil Rocks]] and [[Istanbul]], Turkey, where [[Maiden's Tower, Istanbul|Maiden's Tower]] and [[Küçüksu Palace]] are shown.<ref name="imdb-loc">{{cite web | title = Filming locations for The World Is Not Enough (1999) | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143145/locations | website = Internet Movie Database | access-date = 16 January 2008 | archive-date = 28 March 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070328021243/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143145/locations | url-status = live }}</ref> Principal photography began on 17 January 1999, and lasted until June of that year. The studio work for the film was shot as usual in [[Pinewood Studios]], including [[Albert R. Broccoli's 007 Stage]]. [[Bilbao|Bilbao, Spain]] was used briefly for the exterior of the Swiss bank and flyover-bridge adjacent to the [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]]. In London outdoor footage was shot of the [[SIS Building]] and [[Vauxhall Cross]] with several weeks filming the boat chase on the [[River Thames]] eastwards towards the [[Millennium Dome]], [[Greenwich]].<ref name="Waterscape">{{cite web | title = British Waterways' Film Map: Canals and rivers on screen | url = http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-articles/films | website = Waterscape.com | access-date = 15 January 2008 | archive-date = 15 June 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120615061028/http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-articles/films | url-status = live }}</ref> The canal footage of the chase where Bond soaks the [[Parking Enforcement#United Kingdom|parking wardens]] was filmed at [[Wapping]] and the boat stunts in [[Millwall Dock]] and under [[Glengall Bridge]] were filmed at the [[Isle of Dogs]]. [[Chatham Dockyard]] was also used for part of the boat chase.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kent Film Office|url=http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/1999/11/the-world-is-not-enough-1999/|title=Kent Film Office The World Is Not Enough Film Focus|date=10 November 1999 |access-date=18 July 2013|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729082117/http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/1999/11/the-world-is-not-enough-1999/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stowe School]], Buckinghamshire, was used as the site of the King family estate on the banks of [[Loch Lomond]]. Filming continued in Scotland at [[Eilean Donan Castle]] which was used to depict the exterior of MI6 temporary operations centre "Castle Thane". The skiing chase sequence in the [[Caucasus]] was shot on the slopes of [[Chamonix]], France.<ref name="imdb-loc"/> Filming of the scene was delayed by an [[avalanche]]; the crew helped in the rescue operation.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Ian Nathan|title=Unseen Bond|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=October 2008|page=105}}</ref> [[File:BMW Z8 - Flickr - Alexandre Prévot (2) (cropped).jpg|left|alt=Grey-coloured coupe vehicle whose roof is black-coloured|thumb|The filming occurred a few months before the BMW Z8 ''(unit pictured)'' was released]] The interior (and single exterior shot) of L'Or Noir casino in Baku, Azerbaijan, was shot at [[Halton House]], the officers' mess of [[RAF Halton]]. [[RAF Northolt]] was used to depict the airfield runway in Azerbaijan.<ref name="imdb-loc"/> Zukovsky's quayside [[caviar]] factory was shot entirely at the outdoor water tank at Pinewood. The exterior of Kazakhstan nuclear facility was shot at the [[Bardenas Reales]], in [[Navarre]], Spain, and the exterior of the oil refinery control centre at the [[Motorola]] building in Groundwell, [[Swindon]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.swindonweb.com/index.asp?m=8&s=115&ss=462&c=1175 | title=Motorola building | website=SwindonWeb | access-date=7 December 2009 | archive-date=21 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521004544/http://www.swindonweb.com/index.asp?m=8&s=115&ss=462&c=1175 | url-status=live }}</ref> The exterior of the oil pipeline was filmed in [[Cwm Dyli]], [[Snowdonia]], [[Wales]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitwales.com/holidays-breaks/days-out/tv-film-locations-uk/wales-on-film|title=Hollywood Films & TV Locations - Visit Wales|website=www.visitwales.com|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=19 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219232444/http://www.visitwales.com/holidays-breaks/days-out/tv-film-locations-uk/wales-on-film|url-status=live}}</ref> while the production teams shot the oil pipeline explosion on [[Hankley Common]], [[Elstead]], Surrey. [[Istanbul]], Turkey, was used in the film, also using the famous [[Maiden's Tower]] which was used as Renard's hideout in Turkey. Exteriors for Elektra King's Baku villa were shot at [[Küçüksu Pavilion]] in Istanbul, and interiors were shot at [[Luton Hoo]] in Bedfordshire, England. The underwater submarine scenes were filmed in [[the Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite video| title=The Making of The World Is Not Enough| publisher=[[Danjaq]]| medium=DVD|year=1999 }}</ref> The [[BMW Z8]] driven by Bond in the film was the final part of a three-film product placement deal with BMW (which began with the Z3 in ''[[GoldenEye]]'' and continued with the 750iL in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'') but, due to filming preceding release of the Z8 by a few months, several working mock-ups and models were manufactured for filming purposes.
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